Cambridge IELTS 5 · General Training · Test 2 · Section 2
Bingham Regional College International Students’ Orientation Programme & Student Accommodation — IELTS Reading Answers
All 13 answers for Bingham Regional College International Students’ Orientation Programme & Student Accommodation, Cambridge IELTS 5 General Training Reading Test 2 Section 2, with the passage evidence and an explanation for each.
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Bingham Regional College International Students’ Orientation Programme & Student Accommodation answer key at a glance
Questions 15–27. Tap an answer to see the evidence.
What this section tests
This section is tested with True / False / Not Given (Q15–20), Matching Features (Q21–27). Each section below gives the strategy for that question type, the answers, and the sentence that proves them.
Questions 15–20: True / False / Not Given
Strategy: Judge the whole statement against the text. FALSE contradicts the passage; NOT GIVEN means the passage never addresses that specific claim.
Participants are advised to arrive one or two days early.
“It takes place in the week before term starts, from 24th - 28th September inclusive, but you should plan to arrive in Bingham on the 22nd or 23rd September”
TRUE - the programme runs from 24th September but students should 'plan to arrive in Bingham on the 22nd or 23rd September', one or two days early.
The cost of the programme for European Union students, excluding accommodation, is £195.
“EU students are welcome to take part in this programme for a fee of £195, exclusive of accommodation”
TRUE - 'EU students are welcome to take part in this programme for a fee of £195, exclusive of accommodation' matches the figure and the exclusion.
The number of places available is strictly limited.
“For those students who do not come from European Union (EU) countries, and who are not used to European culture and customs, the programme is very important and you are strongly advised to attend”
NOT GIVEN - non-EU students are 'strongly advised to attend', but the section never states how many places exist or that numbers are capped.
Some students are not charged extra for accommodation during the programme.
“If you have booked accommodation for the year ahead (41 weeks) through the College in one of the College residences (Cambourne House, Hanley House, the Student Village or a College shared house), you do not have to pay extra for accommodation during the Orientation programme”
TRUE - those who booked 41 weeks through the College 'do not have to pay extra for accommodation during the Orientation programme', so some pay nothing extra.
The College will arrange accommodation with local families.
“If you have not booked accommodation in the College residences, you can ask us to pre-book accommodation for you for one week only (Orientation Programme week) in a hotel with other international students. The cost of accommodation for one week is approximately £165.”
FALSE - the College pre-books 'a hotel with other international students'; staying with 'a local family' is only something you arrange yourself.
You can obtain breakfast at the College for an extra charge.
“Please note that breakfast is not available”
FALSE - the notice says 'breakfast is not available', so no extra payment can obtain breakfast at the College.
Questions 21–27: Matching Features
Strategy: Match the statement to the named person or thing. Names can repeat, so check each option against what that person actually says.
This is possibly inconvenient for car owners.
“There is no space for parking nearby”
Residence C has 'no space for parking nearby', which makes it awkward for a student arriving with a car.
This is best if you like surfing the Web.
“Broadband internet connections and telephones, with communal kitchen/dining and lounge areas”
Residence A provides 'Broadband internet connections', the facility that suits someone who likes surfing the Web.
Of the College residences, this has the fewest students.
“D GLENCARRICK HOUSE - a privately-owned and managed student residence in the town centre above a multi-storey car park, close to a major nightclub and housing 120 students”
Residence C houses the fewest students of the College residences; even Glencarrick's 120 and the 140 house-share places are larger.
This is a new option offered by the College.
“E HOUSE SHARES - this recent initiative is a range of shared houses for 140 students, conforming to standards set by us to meet all legal safety requirements”
Option E, 'this recent initiative', is the new College scheme: shared houses for 140 students meeting standards set by the College.
You have to organise parking a year at a time.
“Parking is available with permits costing £90 for the academic year”
Residence B offers parking 'with permits costing £90 for the academic year', so a permit is bought a year at a time.
This accommodation does not belong to the College.
“D GLENCARRICK HOUSE - a privately-owned and managed student residence”
Option D, Glencarrick House, is 'a privately-owned and managed student residence', so it does not belong to the College.
Here you definitely do not have your own bathroom.
“Eighteen rooms per floor with communal kitchens, lounges, bathrooms and toilets”
Residence C has 'communal kitchens, lounges, bathrooms and toilets', so residents certainly do not get a private bathroom.
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It is Section 2 of Cambridge IELTS 5 General Training Reading Test 2, and it covers Questions 15–27.
What question types appear in Bingham Regional College International Students’ Orientation Programme & Student Accommodation?
The section is tested with True / False / Not Given, Matching Features. Each type is explained on this page, alongside the answers.
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